(Source: American Journal of Transportation, August 17, 2021)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On August 5, Union Pacific (UP) Railroad CEO Lance Fritz wrote Martin Oberman, chair of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), assuring him of UP’s efforts to address rail congestion issues that includes connecting West Coast ports to Midwest destinations: “I want to assure you that Union Pacific’s tireless efforts and continuous process improvements will yield improved fluidity within the network and clear congestion.” In identifying congestion at rail terminals Fritz cited back-ups occurring at warehouses and with harbor trucking operations. BNSF’s reply to Oberman described equipment shortages of chassis, drivers and warehouse workers as part of the problem.
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